Pantalet



J. C. STEIN May 15, 1951 PANTALET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 5, 1946May 15, 1951 c, sTElN 2,552,875

PANTALEIT Filed Nov. 5, 1946 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 efa cob 6. 578272Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFHCE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to pantalets, drawers or similar under-garmentsfor women and children, and has as its general object the provision of agarment of the above recited character in which the crotch thereof isformed with an opening or 'slot which is fitted with the Talon or zippertype of fastener.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a construction in thecrotch of pantalets which will adapt it to the practical embodiment ofthe conventional Talon or zipper type of fastener as a closure for aslit or opening extending through the crotch and upward at its ends onthe front and back of the garment,

whereby opening and closing of the crotch of fastener of the Talon orzipper type such as to afford sufficient fullness in the crotch of thegarment as to space the fastener from the crotch of the wearer and thusinsure against the. fastener occasioning discomfort.

' With the foregoing objects in view, together with such other objectsand advantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in theparts and in the combination, construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated by way of exampleinthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view of the garment ina flattened condition showing the front thereof,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the back of the garment,

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the side and leg portions of thegarment, showing them as separated and depicting the special contourimparted to the crotch portion thereof for reception of a slidefastener,

Fig. 4 is a view elevation of one of the side and leg portions of thegarment as seen from the inner side thereof, showing the formation ofthe crotch,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary inverted plan view of the crotch portion of thegarment showing the fastener in a partially opened position,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the garment showing the inner side of thecrotch with the fastener in its closed position,

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing the fastener in its openedposition,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the garment seen from the front and oneside thereof showing it as applied, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the garment as seen from the rear andone side thereof showing it as applied.

Referring to the drawings more specifically A and B indicaterespectively the right and left side and leg portions of the garment,each of which embodies front and. back portions It and H and i2 and I3respectively united throughout the lengths of their outer edges as byseams l4 and i5 and united at the lower portion on their inner edges asby seams l6 and ll to form the leg portions. The front portions l9 andit are united for a portion of the lengths thereof down wardly fromtheir upper margins by a seam I8 and the back portions II and I3. arelikewise joined together for a portion of their lengths extendingdownwardly from their upper margins as by a seam is. The seams l8 andiii are of substantially corresponding lengths. A slit 28 is thusprovided in the garment extending be tween the lower ends of the opposedseams l8 and it which leads through the crotch formed between the joinedside and leg members A and B and leads upwardly on the front of thegarment between the portions ID and I2 and upwardly on the back of thegarment between the portions II and I3.

In carrying out the invention the inner margins 2i and 22 of theportions l8 and H and'the complementary margins 23 and 2 1 of theportions I2 and I3 extend straight in perpendicular relation to theupper margin of the garment throughout a portion of the lengths thereof,which when united form the seams l8 and Hi; the edges or margins 2! and23 being joined to form the seam l8 and the margins 22 and 2-4 beingjoined to form the seam l 9. The seams l3 and [9 are thus straight andextend opposite to and in parallel relation with each other at the frontand rear of the garment. The inner margins of the side and legs portionsA and 13 extending between the lower ends of the seams l3 and i9 and theupper ends of the seams it and i1 and comprising the margins of the slit2c are formed on a convex curvature as particularly shown in Fig. 3,being curved outwardly and downwardly from the margins 2i and 22 totheir intersection with the upper end of the seam 16 as indicated at 25and 26, and being curved downwardly and outwardly from the straightmargins 23 and 24 to their intersection with the upper end of the seam Has indicated at 21 and 28. The opposed margins of the slit 25 thusnormally extending in overlapping relation to each other throughout atleast the major portion of the lengths thereof with the intermediateportions constituting the crotch of the garment protruding past andoverlying each other. A

length of conventional slide fastener C of the Talon or zipper type issecured at its margins throughout the length of the convex margins 2526and 27-28, thus'uniting the margins 2526 and margins 2l28 edge to edgewhen the fastener is closed. The fastener will then extend in alignmentwith the seams i8 and 19. When the margins of the slit are united edgeto edge by the fastener the material flanking the margins will bedisplaced on opposite sides of the slit, being crowded outwardly andback into the side and leg portions of the garment. The inner edges ofthe lower portions of the side and leg portions united by the seams i iand I! to form the leg portions are of corresponding lengths and arearranged so that when the convex margins 25-29 and 27-48 of the slit areunited by the fastener the upper ends of the seams; and I? will bedisposed midway between the front and back of the garment and willintersect the outermost portion of the convex margins 2526 and 2l-23whereby the crotch of the garment is formed at the juncture of the legseams l6 and I? with the slit margins. By this arrangement the crotchportion of the garment is formed with a bulge or bag so which when thefastener is closed hangs down below the crotch of the wearer whenstanding with the intermediate portion of the fastener depending wellbelow the crotch. The wall portions 3i and 32 of the bulge afford suchslack in the crotch portion of the garment as to permit ready spreadingof the margins of the slit 2% on opening the fastener as particularlyshown in Fig. 7.

The fastener C embodies the usual lengths of tape '33 and 34 carryinginterengaging teeth 35 and 36 adapted to be positioned in and out ofinterlocking engagement with each other by a slide 37. The fastener maybe covered on either or both sides thereof as by a fiap 38 in acustomary manner, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

The garment herein set forth is especially designed for use as anunder-garment, but manifestly the recited crotch construction may alsobe applicable to an outer garment. When used as an under-garment the legportions may be equipped with hose supporters 39.

The application and operation of the invention is apparent from theforegoing; it being manifest that when the garment is applied as shownin Figs. 8 and 9 with the fastener C closed, the slit in the crotch ofthe garment will be effectively closed and by the provision of the bagor bulge 30 the intermediate portion of the fastener will hang downbelow the crotch of the wearer when standing thus affording free bodilymovement without the fastener occasioning discomfort.

While the invention has been described as applied to pantaletsmanifestly formed of fabric sheets connected together by seams it willbe understood that the invention is also applicable to one-piecegarments, since the slitted bulge 30 equipped with a slide fastener Cmay be embodied in such garments without departing from the inventionherein set forth.

While I have shown and described a specific embodiment of my invention,I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction set forth,and the invention embraces such changes, modifications and equivalentsof the parts and their formation and arrangement as come within thepurview of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a pantalet embodying an upper portion designed to encompass theportions of the body of the wearer extending from the region of theWaist to the region of the crotch of the wearer, said upper portionhaving a waist band constituting theupper margin thereof, a pair of legportions integral with said upper portion and depending therefromdesigned to encompass the thighs of the wearer; there being a crotch onsaid upper portion formed between said leg portions at the juncture ofsaid leg portions with said upper portion; said upper portion having afront and a back and including side portions each having verticalstraight front and back margins extending downward from the waist bandat the center of the front and back of said upper portion and eachhaving convex margins connecting their respective front and back marginsthrough the crotch, unyielding seams connecting the straightfrontmargins of said side portions, unyielding seams connecting the straightback margins of said side portions, there being an elongated slitextending between the front and back seams defined by said convexmargins, said convex margins normally extending in overlapped relationto each other, and a slide controlled toothed fastener affixed to saidconvex margins for detachably uniting same; said convex margins whenunited being designed to depend intermediate the ends thereof from thecrotch of the pantalet in spaced relation to the crotch of the wearer.

JACOB C. STEIN.

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